WA16 9GE

Chelford · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA16 9PH 213 m
WA16 9PN 407 m
WA16 9PJ 502 m
WA16 9PW 507 m
WA16 9PP 557 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA16 9GE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2011
Terminated
1 October 2014
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA16
Postcode sector
WA16 9
Latitude
53.272970
Longitude
-2.385559
British National Grid easting
374,385
British National Grid northing
375,177

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Chelford · E05008617
Parish or community
E04010989
Westminster constituency
Tatton · E14001539
Output area
E00094153
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 007G · E01018654
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 007 · E02003859

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Lower Peover CofE Primary School

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    1.1 km
  2. Bexton Primary School

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    2.4 km
  3. Knutsford Academy

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    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA16 9 residents
3,948

Age bands in WA16 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

668 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.3%

322 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.6%

686 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.7%

1,395 residents

Age 65 and over
30.3%

1,336 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • KNUTSFORD MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    MANCHESTER ROAD MED/CTR, 27-29 MANCHESTER ROAD, KNUTSFORD, WA16 0LY

    ODS code N81049

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Heesom Green Farm

    BCT · Toft

    0.3 miles
  • Heesom Green Farm

    BCT · Toft

    0.3 miles
  • Broom Lane

    BCT · Smithy Green

    0.3 miles
  • Broom Lane

    BCT · Smithy Green

    0.4 miles
  • Free Green Lane

    BCT · Lower Peover

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 007G, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,873 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lower Peover CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.